Seoul and Incheon Lead in Child Abuse Reports but Have the Lowest Arrest Rates
Assemblyman Lee Young: "Need to Supplement System and Strengthen Cooperation with Related Agencies"
[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Gwan-joo] It has been revealed that the arrest rate for child abuse crimes occurring in the Seoul metropolitan area over the past five years is only 26%. Despite the high number of reports in Seoul and Incheon, their arrest rates were among the lowest nationwide.
According to the status of child abuse cases from 2016 to 2020 received by Lee Young, a member of the National Assembly's Public Administration and Security Committee from the People Power Party, from the National Police Agency, a total of 66,935 child abuse crimes were reported in the past five years, of which 20,204 cases and 22,619 individuals were arrested.
By city and provincial police agencies, the number of reports was highest at the Gyeonggi Nambu Police Agency with 15,302 cases, followed by Seoul Police Agency (11,978 cases), Incheon Police Agency (6,535 cases), Gyeonggi Bukbu Police Agency (3,884 cases), and Busan Police Agency (3,524 cases).
Analyzing the number of reports versus arrests, the police agencies with low arrest rates for child abuse criminals were Sejong Police Agency (15.5%), which opened in June 2019, and Incheon Police Agency (19.4%). Seoul Police Agency (20.5%), Gyeongnam Police Agency (22.6%), and Gyeongbuk Police Agency (29.6%) also showed low rates.
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From January to August this year, a total of 17,379 child abuse reports were received, with 7,927 arrests made. Representative Lee stated, "Seoul and Incheon are among the regions with the highest number of child abuse reports, but their arrest rates are among the lowest nationwide. Since these areas have relatively better infrastructure compared to others, efforts to improve the arrest rate for child abuse crimes are necessary, and leading the eradication of child abuse through strengthened cooperation with related organizations is essential."
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